Crucible of Steel and Flame: Difference between revisions

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Crucible of Steel of Flame's best matchup is [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]]; despite the increased ability cooldowns, Meteor Impact's massive burst damage is still very strong for its price. Its worst matchup is [[Phayze (BTD6)|Phayze]] as it lacks any way to naturally affect Camo Bloons, and even with Camo detection from [[Ascended Shadow]] it loses almost all of its DPS whenever Phayze hits a skull. Additionally, the Maelstrom ability is almost useless versus [[Lych]] because it steals the self-buff.

Alongside positioning, timing abilities are important. Time Maelstrom when the Boss is within the Crucible's range to make the most of its Ring of Fire's damage. Use Meteor Impact for certain Bosses when they are no longer immune to damage after reaching a skull (e.g. Vortex when its shield is down, Dreadbloon when no longer in Primary immunity, and ~~Blastapopulos~~ a few seconds after creating Pyroclastic Rocks).

Alongside positioning, timing abilities are important. Time Maelstrom when the Boss is within the Crucible's range to make the most of its Ring of Fire's damage. Use Meteor Impact for certain Bosses when they are no longer immune to damage after reaching a skull (e.g. Vortex when its shield is down, Dreadbloon when no longer in Primary immunity, and Blastapopoulos a few seconds after creating Pyroclastic Rocks).

For maximum pops, place all of the T5 Tacks near the front of the track. For cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers, use 0-2-2 and 0-2-3, the cheapest T4 for the most tiers is 0-4-2 [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom]], and for most expensive use 4-2-0 [[Ring of Fire (BTD6)|Ring of Fire]]s. However, 2-0-4 [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] is preferred if transitioning into the Paragon, since this T4 has the best DPS against MOAB-class Bloons.

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 Crucible of Steel of Flame's best matchup is [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]]; despite the increased ability cooldowns, Meteor Impact's massive burst damage is still very strong for its price. Its worst matchup is [[Phayze (BTD6)|Phayze]] as it lacks any way to naturally affect Camo Bloons, and even with Camo detection from [[Ascended Shadow]] it loses almost all of its DPS whenever Phayze hits a skull. Additionally, the Maelstrom ability is almost useless versus [[Lych]] because it steals the self-buff.
-Alongside positioning, timing abilities are important. Time Maelstrom when the Boss is within the Crucible's range to make the most of its Ring of Fire's damage. Use Meteor Impact for certain Bosses when they are no longer immune to damage after reaching a skull (e.g. Vortex when its shield is down, Dreadbloon when no longer in Primary immunity, and Blastapopulos a few seconds after creating Pyroclastic Rocks).
+Alongside positioning, timing abilities are important. Time Maelstrom when the Boss is within the Crucible's range to make the most of its Ring of Fire's damage. Use Meteor Impact for certain Bosses when they are no longer immune to damage after reaching a skull (e.g. Vortex when its shield is down, Dreadbloon when no longer in Primary immunity, and Blastapopoulos a few seconds after creating Pyroclastic Rocks).
 For maximum pops, place all of the T5 Tacks near the front of the track. For cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers, use 0-2-2 and 0-2-3, the cheapest T4 for the most tiers is 0-4-2 [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom]], and for most expensive use 4-2-0 [[Ring of Fire (BTD6)|Ring of Fire]]s. However, 2-0-4 [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] is preferred if transitioning into the Paragon, since this T4 has the best DPS against MOAB-class Bloons.